Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 25, 2014

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - Oct 25, 2014


Q1. Under which two funds, contributions made by corporate will be considered as social welfare spending under the new Companies Law?

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ANSWER: Swach Bharat Kosh and Clean Ganga Fund. Swach Bharat Kosh is to attract funds for works to improve sanitation facilities, the Clean Ganga Fund is for pooling money to be used for cleaning up Ganga River.




Q2. Name the first actor to be elected to the Assembly in the country, who passed away on 24thOct’14?

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ANSWER: S S Rajendran (SSR). He was a Tamil Actor. He was the first actor to be elected to the Assembly in the country in 1962 from Theni constituency on a DMK ticket.




Q3. For how many power projects Ganga River will become lifeline?

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ANSWER: 21 Power Projects. All 21 projects are located in Eastern India.




Q4. World Polio Day is observed on _____.

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ANSWER: 24thOctober.




Q5. United Nations Day is observed on ____.

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ANSWER: 24thOctober.




Q6. In which state India’s First Fish Hospital will be setup?

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ANSWER: Kolkata. The hospital will be funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, under the Union Ministry of Agriculture.




Q7. Raising Day of Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel is celebrated on ____.

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ANSWER: 24thOctober. The 53rd Raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police is celebrated on 24thOct’14.




Q8. With which university Google has signed an agreement for advanced research on artificial intelligence to ultimately enable machines to better understand human users?

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ANSWER: Oxford University.




Q9. Which country has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report claiming foreign maids from impoverished countries suffer physical, sexual and emotional abuse in the country?

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ANSWER: United Arab Emirates (UAE). The New York-based HRW, in a report detailed alleged rights violations against domestic workers in the country. It has urged UAE to reform a restrictive visa system and pass a labour law for domestic workers to stop the abuses.




Q10. Name the leader who was expelled from primary membership of the Bangladesh based Awami League for adverse comments about Islam?

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ANSWER: Abdul Latif Siddique. Earlier on October 12, Siddique was expelled from the Cabinet as Post and Telegraph & IT Minister of the Sheikh Hasina government, as well as from the Presidium of the Awami League.




Q11. Which state government has decided to set up a commission on the line of Right to Information Commission, to ensure time bound delivery of public services to citizen?

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ANSWER: West Bengal Government. Various State Government Departments and local bodies have already issued notifications along with time limit for rendering services and designated officer responsible for providing the services under the Act.




Q12. Name the player won the World Billiards Point Format Championship?

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ANSWER: Pankaj Advani. He has defeated Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist.




Q13. Who has broken the world altitude record for a parachute jump set in 2012 by Austrian Felix Baumgartner?

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ANSWER: Alan Eustace, a Senior Google Vice president. The 57 year old leapt out in a specially designed space suit, reaching speeds of more than 1,300 kilometers per hour. He exceeded the speed of sound, setting off a small sonic boom, and broke three skydiving records in the process. The dive was part of a project led by Paragon Space Development Corporation.



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